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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Mercedes Villalba

Scottish Labour

MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Mercedes Villalba

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6390
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Mercedes is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Mercedes is a member of 7 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cuba

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Migration

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nature and Climate

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tibet

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Mercedes does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Mercedes has 2 party roles

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Biodiversity

Scottish Labour

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Environment

Scottish Labour

Previous roles

Mercedes has had 5 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

25 April 2023 - 25 September 2024

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Substitute Member

25 April 2023 - 16 November 2023

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Member

01 February 2023 - 25 April 2023

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Member

22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023

Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee

Substitute Member

17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023

Rural Affairs Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Member

Register of interests

Mercedes's register of interests

MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Mercedes Villalba has said in Parliament

These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.

Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2025

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "When the Scottish Government consulted on its proposals for land reform, we were told: “The Bill will be ambitious. It will address long-standing concerns about the highly concentrated pattern of land ownership in rural areas of Scotland…

Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2025

Women Against State Pension Inequality (Compensation)

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Good evening, Presiding Officer, and thank you for calling me to speak in tonight’s debate on compensation for the WASPI women…

Chamber meeting date: 9 January 2025

Local Government Services (Banffshire and Buchan Coast)

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "A number of my constituents in North East Scotland, including in Banff and Buchan, have contacted me with concerns about the impact of local government funding changes on local services…

Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2025

Police Scotland

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Five young activists are currently serving sentences in Scottish prisons for taking part in a non-violent Palestine solidarity protest at the Thales weapons factory in Glasgow…

Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2025

Independent Cinemas

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the minister for his encouraging words in support of the work of Belmont Community Cinema Ltd, and I add Labour’s support for that endeavour…

Votes

How Mercedes Villalba has voted in Parliament

Find out how Mercedes Villalba has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 32 Amendment 5

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 23, 2025

Result 100 for, 9 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 32 Amendment 17

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 23, 2025

Result 26 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 32 Amendment 6

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 23, 2025

Result 103 for, 7 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 32 Amendment 18

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 23, 2025

Result 28 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-16120

Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Christine Grahame, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 23, 2025

Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Mercedes Villalba has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6W-33223

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the issue of redundancies was discussed when it last met with oil and gas contractors in Scotland."

Answered by Gillian Martin on 23 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-33221

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to the supplementary questions to S6O-04138 by Gillian Martin on 19 December 2024, how it is addressing the reported issue of safety tickets duplication."

Answered by Gillian Martin on 23 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-33580

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33199 by Mairi Gougeon on 15 January 2025, what assessment Forestry and Land Scotland has made of what the economic impact would be of installing its own facilities to process venison into meat products for the human food chain."

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 22 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-33200

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-04121 by Mairi Gougeon on 18 December 2024, how many carcasses of the 138,534 deer reportedly culled in the 2022-23 season were (a) processed for commercial meat sales, (b) integrated back into the local ecosystems and (c) disposed of through other means."

Answered by Jim Fairlie on 21 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-33201

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-04121 by Mairi Gougeon on 18 December 2024, what assessment it has made of the potential economic impact of increasing the number of deer culled entering the food supply chain."

Answered by Jim Fairlie on 21 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-33579

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33199 by Mairi Gougeon on 15 January 2025, what data Forestry and Land Scotland collects on the final destination of venison sold to its commercial partners."

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-32368

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on passenger numbers in Scotland, what discussions it has had with National Rail regarding its current Railcard terms and conditions, including that tickets must be bought before boarding the train."

Holding Answer by Fiona Hyslop on 20 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-33581

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the equivalent weight in (a) pounds and (b) kilograms is of the 138,534 deer reportedly culled in the 2022-23 season."

Answer expected on 31 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-33582

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the carcasses of the 138,534 deer reportedly culled in the 2022-23 season yielded meat suitable for the human food chain."

Answer expected on 31 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-33202

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 January 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-04121 by Mairi Gougeon on 18 December 2024, what proportion of venison sold is (a) sourced from the annual deer cull, (b) imported from overseas and (c) from other sources."

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 17 January 2025

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